Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia News

Head Injuries Are Most Common Injury in Teen Crashes

Among the more than 55,000 teen drivers and their passengers seriously injured each year in 2009 and 2010, 30 percent suffered head injuries, including concussion, skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to a new teen driver safety report …

Teen Passengers: “The Other Distraction” for Teen Drivers

A pair of studies by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their driver’s behavior just before a serious …